Whether you spell it hamantaschen, hamantashen, hamentaschenhamentashen,or hammentoshen, every Jewish Hostess has their favorite Purim classic triangular cookie that will be handed down to their kids and grandkids. This great no-fail, easy recipe is on page 230 of the classic Red Deal Delights cookbook that was compiled by the Syrian Jewish women in on the Jersey Shore in 1985. This cookbook has traditional Sephardic recipes that is a must in every Syrian Jewish home. I wonder if they had Hammentashen in the old days in Syria…

You can order your Deal Delights cookbooks from the hard working PTA at Hillel Yeshiva.

Ingredients:

4 eggs

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 cup oil

2 tbsp vanilla

2 tbsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

5 1/2 cups flour

1 jar apricot butter

1 jar prune butter

Beat eggs, and add sugar, oil, vanilla,baking powder, salt and flour (add flour slowly) while beating continuously until you have a workable dough.